Magog
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a people descended from Japheth.
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a city in southern Quebec, in eastern Canada.
noun
Example Sentences
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They were taken across the border and moved to a house in Magog, Quebec.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
McBroom, known for his extreme green contours, toned it down considerably at Magog, relying on cants and slants more than humps and bumps.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 22, 2018
The idea that Matisse and Picasso, like Gog and Magog, are the founding opposites of modern art has left us a partisan scheme for looking at their work -- and for thinking about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am so glad, my Lord Mayor, that you have decided to replace Gog and Magog.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hall contains several monuments and two giant figures of wood, 691 known as Gog and Magog.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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